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<正>An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had noth-ing left. Of course, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles. "My money has finished and my friends have gone,"said the young man. “What will happen to me now?”     

完形填空练与析(英文)

Erik was a fourteen-year-old boy.Hethought he was a young man but his par-ents didn’t think so.They told him,“Whenyou begin to think about1others,you’ll be a young man.”One morning,Erik’s parents gave him2money to buy some hamburgers.He saw an old man there.The man lookedsick.Erik went up to him and found thatthe old man had lost his3andhadn’t had4for hisbreakfast.Erik took the oldman to the nearest restaurant.5the man ordered only aglass of water for himself.Erikfelt sorry for him,so he askedthe waiter to6...     

I Call Him Tom

A man wanted to sell his old horse, so he took him to the market. Because the horse was old, nobody wanted to buy him, but at last a young man stopped in front of him and said, "How old is he?" "He is twenty-one years old," said the older man. "Ho…     

READINGS

正It was a beautiful spring morning.There wasn't a cloud in the sky,and the sun was warm but not too hot,so Mr Green was surprised when he saw an old man at the bus stop with a big,strong black umbrella in his hand.Mr Green said to him,"Are you going to have rain today,do you think?""No,"said the old man,"I don't think so."Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off     

How Did I Get Up Here?

1. George was a quiet, serious young man. He had been studying particularly hard one year, and when he passed his examinations, his friend Jim went to give him his congratulations and then had an earnest conversation with him.     

An Umbrella

It was a beautiful spring morning There wasn't a cloud in the sky,and the sun was warm but not too hot, so Mr Green was surprised(惊奇的)when he saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong black umbrella(雨伞)in his hand Mr Green said to him, "Are we going to have rain     

Missing the Plane

Early one morning a man called for a taxi to take him to the airport, which was a couple of miles down the highway. He patiently waited for about thirty minutes, and called the taxi company again to say that cab had not arrived. This dispatcher assured the gentleman that it was on the way. However, several minutes later, he was still waiting. He had to call a third time, saying, "I need that taxi in a hurry. I have got to make that flight to the West Coast that is due to leave in thirty minutes."     

五粒豌豆的故事

The shell burst,and the five peas rolled out into the bright sunshine.There they lay in a child's hand.The little boy said they were fine peas for his pea-shooter.And immediately he put one in and shot it out."Now I am flying out into the wide world," said the pea, "Catch me if you can," and he was gone in a moment."I," said the second, "want to fly straight to the sun." And went away."We will go to sleep wherever we find ourselves," said the two next, "We shall still be rolling onwards," They felt on the floor,and roll about before they go into the pea-shooter;but they were put in it. "We shall go farther than the others," said they."What is to happen will happen," said the last,as he was shot out of the pea-shooter;and as he spoke he flew up against an old board under a window of an old house,and fell into a little crevice.The moss closed round him,and there he lay.     

笑话(英文)

An old lady who lived in a village went into town one Saturday, and after she had bought fruit and vegetables in the market for herself and for a friend who was ill, she went into a shop which sold glasses. She tried one pair of glasses, and then another pair and another, but none of them seemed to be right. The shopkeeper was a very patient man, and after some time he said to the old lady, "Now, don't worry, madam.     

The Elephant Did It!

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a cirus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, “I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!” Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.     

幽灵男孩:逃离困住他的躯体

Lulu Miller (Host):When Martin Pistorius was a little boy growing up in South Africa,he was mostly thinking about 1)electronics. Joan Pistorius (Martin's mother):He was always going to be an electric man,as he told me,when he grew up.And the...and then... Miller:Martin's life took an unexpected turn. Rodney Pistorius (Martin's father):He had just turned 12. Miller:He 2)came down with a strange illness. Rodney:He was sleeping whenever we didn't wake him up.Eh,he was 3)permanently lying down in the 4)fetal position.     

Phone Dinner

One day, when I was at an airport waiting for my flight, I had to make a phone call. I looked around and found all the phones were busy. So I went to wait in line and stood there for a long time.The person talking on the phone was an old man and I could hear the conversation clearly. He was talking about his trip in this city. He said he was having a good time. He commented on(评论) the weather here and asked about the weather back there. While he was talking, he was eating a sandwich and drinking coffee.     

相似句型单项填空专练

It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn‘t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot, so Mr Green was surprised(惊奇的)when he saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong black umbrella(雨伞) in his hand. Mr Green said to him, ““Are we going to have rain today, do you think?     

READINGS

An old sweater 只要人人都献出一点爱,世界将变成美好的人间……David was a poor man. He lived with his grandfather. He went out for a job every day,but he always failed(失败). On a cold evening he sat alone on a bench(长凳) in the street. An old woman went up and said to him,"You are so kind,young man. I’m very hungry. Please help me!"David answered sadly,"Sorry,I’m as hungry as you.     

时间前介词的省略

Pat Hogan was traveling around the country in the car. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel when he saw an old man at the side of the road. He stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?“     

Mr. Dongguo and a Wolf

中学生英语读写1.Once upon a time，there was a man named Dongguo．Mr．Dongguo was a kind-hearted man．He was even afraid of killing an ant while he was walking. One day he was going out with a bag full of books when he saw a wolf running to-wards him．“Ah，a wolf，”he cried out and was about to run away．2.“Help！Help！”the wolf ran up to him and shouted．“What's the matter with you．Mr．Wolf？”Mr. Dongguo stopped and asked．“Please save me，you kind-hearted man，”the wolf said wi…     

Forgetful Grass

It was too late at night when an old man came to a small town.He found an(小旅馆)and wanted to1there for the night.After he had gone to hisroom,the owner said to his wife:“Look at his bag.There must be much2init.Let’s take it3when he’s asleep,and we can become rich.”“No,no,”said the woman.“He4look for his bag tomorrow morning.If he can’t5it,he’ll telephone the police.”They thought for a few minutes.6the woman had a good7.“Wehave forgetful grass.Why8some forgetful grass into his f…     

完形填空(英文)

通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggling with a large box. It was half in and half 1 of her car. He was a helpful kind of man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 2 .”“That蒺s very kind of you,”the woman said. “I蒺m having a lot of 3 with it. I think it蒺s stuck(不能动,受阻).”“Together we蒺ll soon move it,”the man said. He 4 into the b…     

水仙花

Early in his childhood, as soon as he was able to speak, he was asked what kind of face he would like to have. They agreed when he said he' d like to have a blue face like his mother, who had hers from being born in the sea. Pith(抽去;杀死) from the claws of a certain bird furnished the dye, which he let the nurse wipe over his brow and cheeks. Soon his face was blue and stayed blue; and although no one said it to him, everyone thought he was a beautiful boy.     

A Dentist

Mr Baker was a strong man. He was a good footballplayer and spent a lot of time on the game when hestudied in a medical callege (医学院). But he was hurtonce when he was playing football with his friends. Hisright leg was broken in the accident and he couldn't playany longer. He was sorry for it and liked to watch thegame. Now the young man worked in a hospital. He was agood dentist (牙医) and many patients asked him forhelp. He was always busy and had little time to watchthe matches. He had to watch them on TV at home in